Seychelles

Seychelles
Adopted	January 8, 1996
Proportions	1:2

The flag of the Seychelles depicts five different coloured bands of blue, yellow, red, white and green.

Symbolism

The blue represents the sky and the ocean, the yellow represents the sun which gives light and life, red symbolizes the people and their determination to work for the future in unity and love, while the white band represents social justice and harmony. and the green depicts the land and natural environment. The oblique bands symbolize a dynamic new country moving into the future.

History

Up until 1976, Seychelles was once a colony of France, then was later given to the United Kingdom under British Mauritius, and was later split from Mauritius as its' own Crown Colony in 1903.

British Mauritius
(1810-1903)

Crown Colony of Seychelles
(1903-1961)

Crown Colony of Seychelles
(1961-1976)

In 1976, after independence, a new flag was adopted and flown on June 29, 1976. It was a white saltire separating the field into two sections of red and blue. The flag uses the saltire from the flag of the country's democratic party. It lasted for two years (1976 to 1977).

In 1977, after a coup d'etat led by France-Albert Rene, he abolished the old flag, and replaced it with a white wavy line separating fields of red and green. It was based on the flag of the Seychelles People's United Party, the only difference is that the sun is not used in the flag. The flag lasted for nineteen years (1977 to 1996).

When the SPUP lost the elections' majority, other parties demanded a change in the flag which led to a new proposed design.

Flag Colors

Color	Color Name	HEX RGB	Color of
	Dark Midnight Blue	#002f6c	The blue band
	Gargoyle Gas	#fed141	The yellow band
	Amaranth Red	#d22730	The red band
	White	#ffffff	The white band
	La Salle Green	#007a33	The green band